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  • Conjugation : past  caked ; ing  caking
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

cake [keɪk]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] (sponge,fruitcake etc) (large) 蛋糕
  2. 2. noun (small) 糕点
  3. 3. noun [c] [of soap]
  4. 4. noun [c] crab/rice/potato cake (savoury) 蟹/米/土豆饼
    it's a piece of cake
    [inf] 太容易了
    he wants to have his cake and eat it
    他想两者兼得

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

cake [keɪk]
  1. 1. n.[c] 块,块状物
    On the sink was a cake of soap on the marble top.
    大理石台面面盆上有一块肥皂
  2. 2. n.[c] 小馅饼
    He leaned over the table and started to make another fish cake.
    俯身开始做另一个鱼饼。
  3. 3. n.[c/u] 蛋糕糕饼
    Afternoon snacks might include a biscuit or a piece of cake.
    下午茶点或许会有一块饼干蛋糕
  4. 4. vt. 覆盖,涂满
    He was caked in mud after he was tackled.
    滑倒之后,他满身泥泞
  5. 5. verb (使)结块,(使)结成硬块

Collins English-English Dictionary

cake [keɪk]
  1. 1. n a baked food, usually in loaf or layer form, typically made from a mixture of flour, sugar, and eggs
  2. 2. n a flat thin mass of bread, esp unleavened bread
  3. 3. n a shaped mass of dough or other food of similar consistency
    a fish cake
  4. 4. n a mass, slab, or crust of a solidified or compressed substance, as of soap or ice
  5. 5. n [Spoken] the whole or total of something that is to be shared or divided
    the miners are demanding a larger slice of the cake
    that is a fair method of sharing the cake
  6. 6. vt. [tr] to cover with a hard layer; encrust
    the hull was caked with salt
  7. 7. vt. to form or be formed into a hardened mass
  8. 8. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old Norse kaka; related to Danish kage, German Kuchen

Examples

a light cake
一块松软的蛋糕
cake mix
糕饼粉末
a yummy cake
美味的蛋糕
She had baked some cake which made the air smell sweet.
她烤的蛋糕使周围的空气都弥漫着香甜。
This cake is yogurt based so everybody can eat it with no problems.
这个蛋糕的主料是酸奶,所以每个人都能吃,没有任何问题。

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